Slicing machine



' Apr. 24, 1923.

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T all whom it vii- Ly concern Patented Apr. 24, 1923.

* UNITED 1 ecs,

GEORGE LYESO, 0]?

Be it known thatJI, GEORGE Lvnso, a citizen of Czechoslovakia, r'esiding'at Simpson, in the county of Taylor 'andState of'West Virginia, have invented ne'w'and useful'lmprovements in Slicing Machines, of which the following ,is a specification. 1

This invention'relatesto machines especially designed for ci'itting vegetables and hasjfor an object the provision of ,a machine wherein the cuttinglblades or knives areiintercha'ngeablel-for use .with, different vegetables and toqorovide for difi'erentcuts;

v means Q Another object of the inventionis the provision of I a cutting, machine wherein, novel means, including a feed trouglnis provided for ,feedingthe vegetables to, the cutters, being" provided for automatically closing the trough. at the beginning of .the feeding operation and: for automatically opening the troughat theoend of anoperae tion to permitof the insertion-of the vegea I tables.

3 With the-above-and other objects in view, the invention further includes/the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in theappended claims. 7 In. the drawings I I Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine constructed in accordance with the invention. Figure 2 is aatop plan view of the same.

, Figure ,3 is' a longitudinal sectional view. Figure 4: is an; end view. "Figurel5 is a section'on-theline 5-,5 of Figure 1. a Figure 6 is a similar viewon the line (i -+6 of Figure 1, showing the position. of-the parts when the feed trough is closed. Q Figure 7 s a; similar view partly broken away showing the positionof'the parts when the feedtrough isopen. a J Figure 8 is a section on the line 8+8 of Figurell; with the parts in the position shown Figured" v, 7

1-;Figure'9 is a view similar to Figure '8, partly broken away. the parts in-the T a nees simrsomwnsr VIRGINIA, assielvoa or one-HALF TO GEORGE i Harmon SIMPSON, w-nsrrc vmemm.

simmer MACHINE.

5" V App1ication fi1e d0ctober 25,j1922. Serial No. 596,807. 'j

Figures 12, 13 and "14; are elevations show- ,ing' different forms of cutters,

"Referring" in detail to the drawings,

wherein like characters of'ref'erence denote corresponding parts,- the/invent on "com-Q prisesa frame which includes spaced en standardsfla and an'lntermediate standard 16, each of which is provided with flanges or feet to insure a firm" support orcpro vide for permanently securing the machine, in position- The standards 15', and 16ers connected by spacing bolts 'or',rods .18, while extending through and having bearings and 16. The shaft 2% has secured thereon pinions26 and 27 whichareiof different diameters, the pinion. 26 being adapted to engage the gear'22 to rotatethe shaft 24,,at

one speed and the pinionf27 to engage the gear 123 to provide a different speed for said shaft. The pinions 22 and 23 are slida ble upon the shaft 19 and are held inposition by any suitable means For example, pinsv 28 will be provided which extend through the hubs of the gears and through the shaft 19;

,The shaft 24 carries a worm' 29 and this worm engages a gear 30 which is mounted upon a stub shaft 31, :thelatter rotating in a suitable bearing I which connects one of the standards 15 and the-standard 16.. The gear 30 has pivotally secured thereto one .end of apitn an, 33 and v the oppositeend of this pitman is pivotally provided in a bracket 32 a connected to a feeding member 34 whichop- I eratesin a feed trough 35. The feed trough 35 connects the standard, l6land- .oneof the standards 15 and the formerystandard is provided with a slot 36 through fwhich the ,pitman 33, operates. The trough 35 is adapt.- ed to contain the vegetableorgotlier article to be cut andthe standard'15 at thegendof the trough is provided with anzopening 37 through ,Whichzsaid article projects, where by the same maybe acted upon byfa cutter 38. This cutter is mounted upon a stub shaft 39 which extends from one of the stand:

. the cutter 14 is in the form of a grater.

The cutter which is, shown atta'chedto the machine is in the form ofa' slicer. Eachof' thesecutters is provided witha rectangular;

opening 41 which engagesj a similar shaped portion on the shaft 39, as does also the pin;

. ion and this pinion and the cutter is held in proper position by means of a nut 42. The shaft 39 is capable of'longitudinal s'liding movemerit in its bearing .t3 ahd by re moving the nut and the pinion 40, the shaft maybe moyed inward s'ulficient distance to permit of the removal of the cutter and the substitution ofa'nothei cutter.

feed tron 35 is semicircularly shaped in c'r'oss sec'tion as shown in Figures 8 and; 9 of the drawings and the feeding member 34 which operates within this trough is similarly shaped and extends upwardly beyond the top of the trough and is provided with oppositely and outwardly e;- tending'arms 4A Whi carry; sleeves 45. These sleeves receive rods tdwhich are locatedupon opposite sideso'f the trough and which are supported by the standard 16 and one of the standards 15, and as the sleeves are slidable uponthese rods a cross head is provided which is movable longitudinally of the trough for the purpose or feeding the vegetable to the cutter. The feeding member 34 is provided with vertically and transversely arranged ribs 47 which act retain the vegetable at the bottom of the trough during its movement toward the cutter.

The feeding member is further provided. with a centrally arranged vertically disposed arm 48. I I

' Pivotally mounted between one of the standards 15 and the standard 16 upon opposite sides of the trough 35 is a cover memher or closure 49, the latter being normally closed under the action ofsprin'gs 50. Each of the closure members 49 has pivotally connected thereto the upper end ofa rod 5]., whose lower endispivotally connected to a block 5 2 whiclg i carried by a slot 53. This slide is vertically pla able ove'rthe slide 36 Qf th s an a d, 6 and s i ld upon. siiid i en a' hb fis slettd ss dw a 54 to permit or the. o'pe rane hath-e pitman therethrhagh. The slide; is provided with airan i rsehrarme .rah: nd; this telle i ladettedt9. e eaei. y We Pi 33 when the teeingmehiher at reaches the limit of its outward movement, or the end off the feeding stroke. The slide 58 will thus be elevated and will, through the medium of the rods 51 raise the closures l9 against the action of their springs. The slide 53 carries pivotally mounted dogs 56 and when the closures reach their open position, these dogs 56 are engaged by spring actuated dogs 57 which are pivotally mounted upon the standard 16. The dogs 56 will thus" be held in the position shown in Figure 7 of the drawings until the feeding member 34 reaches the limitot itsreverse movement, or the beginning of the feeding stroke, whereupon the pitma1r33 will the" pg 5 t ve them pivotal y i 1 them from the dogs 57, so that the clo'siires will move to'a closed po sition under th'e' ac} tion oi the springs 50 and will'car'ry w ith them the slide 58. The clo'surjestlrus a'ctto retain the vegetable within the trough and should the said vegetable beef seize-t6 e32 and bove the t p f e i'dfieh; fli file sures will occupysubstantially the position shown by the dotted lines in FigureJO durthe feeding operation, beauto I matically opened by the released the dogs 57 at the beginning ofthe' strelte'so as to permit of the insertion ef the vegetable,

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor de of s u ien a the i'ehtis i'- in reservedto make such changes as' prep} erly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invei'itioii what is claimed is 5- 1. A vegetablecuttingirnachine embody; ea frame, a horizontally disposed feed trough, a cutter at one end of thetreugh, a feeding member movable longitudinally of the trough, means for operating'the cuttcr, means including a pitinan for operating the feeding member, a closurefor the top of thetrough and meansincludi ng apiftr'nan operated slide having a slot therethrough for the passage of the p'itr'nai'i and Spam- I tive'ly connected to the f'eclirfg member, whereby the closure will .be automatieally closed at the beginning of the feeding movement and. automaticallybpened at the end of said movement.

2. A vegetable cutting machine ing a frame, a horiaontally disposed feed trough, a cutter at one end tithe trough, a teeding member movable longitudir'r l the trough, means inchidin a pitiri operating the ,feeding n'remh'er, at $1 actuated closure for the top of the mg ugh and means controlled the fdr' e 5- era-ting the closure t6 o e end or each feeding p 3. A vegetable cutt pg nbddf iug; a name, a horiao 'tally 'd-ispd feed trough, a cutter at one end of the trough, a

l the trengh at the feeding member movable longitudinally of the trougluineans for operating the cutter,

' .ineans for operating the feeding member, a

spring actuated closure for closure for the top of the trough and means including a Vertically movable slide located adjacent and connected to one end ofthe closure for opening the latter at the end of each feeding operation. Y v

4. A vegetable cuttingmachine embodying a frame, a feed trough, a cutter atone end of the trough, a feeding member movable longitudinally of the trough, means for operating the cutter, means including, a pitman fon operating the feeding member, a the trough,

means for opening said closure at the end of the feeding operation, means forholding the closure in open position and means whereby the pitm'an will release the holding means at the beginning of the feeding operation. c i I 5. A'vegetable cutting machine embody ing a frame-,a feed trough, a cutter at one end of the trough, a feeding member movable longitudinally of the trough,means-for operating thecutter, means for operating the feeding member, a spring actuated closure for the trough anda slide connected to the closure, means included in thefeeding memberoperating means for operating a slide at theend ofthe feeding 'operationto open the closure, holdingthe slide ln position and means for operating the spring actuated holding means to release the slide at the beginning of the feeding operation.

spring actuated means for i In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

GEORGE LYESO. 

